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Collected Stories English Paperback

Traversing the entire span of Raja Raos literary career these vibrant stories reveal his deep understanding of village life and his passion for Indias freedom struggle and showcase his experimentation with form and style About the Author Raja Rao 19092006 a path-breaker of Indian writing in English was born in Hassan Mysore After he graduated from Madras University he went on to the University of Montpellier in France on a scholarship He moved to the United States in 1966 where he taught at the University of Texas at Austin until 1983 when he retired as emeritus professor A powerful and profound writer and a superb stylist Rao successfully and imaginatively appropriated English for the Indian narrative He was honored with Indias second-highest civilian award the Padma Vibhushan in 2007 the Sahitya Academy Award in 1964 and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1988<br /><br />Written by: Author Raja Rao<br />Ebook Collected Stories English Paperback